The Ubiquitous Carnival
Carnival of the Mobilists no. 113 is now live over at Ubiquitous Thoughts, plenty of post MWC analysis here...
Recent News - Links of Interest - Page 113
CorePlayer Mobile 1.2.0 beta
CorePlayer has been inching up to a major new release, 1.2, for a while now. Registered users can upgrade to a special 'preview' version of 1.2, which includes better support for file type associations, streaming video, plus support for Speex and GSM audio. (via p@sco)
Basic for Symbian almost here...
NS Basic, the cross-platform Basic programming language that was announced for Symbian OS at last year's Smartphone Show, seems to be finally coming together. NS Basic has now put a page up, listing it as 'coming soon' and with a bullet list of features. It'll work with both S60 and UIQ, too, which is good to see, though it's apparently implemented on top of the StyleTap Palm OS emulator for Symbian. If you've got as many concerns over performance as I had, check out their benchmarks page too.
Open Signed Online going live next week
Thanks to SWB for reminding us that Symbian's Open Signed Online starts next week for those without Publisher IDs, in beta at least and with some throttling limits in place. We haven't been featuring every last 'unsigned' utility that's flooded the blogosphere in the last 3 months because, basically, the self-signing has been too hard for the average user. Will the new system improve matters? Comments welcome.
The N82 gets a (G4) TV thumbs-up
Great to see the Nokia N82 getting some professional TV coverage, here on G4 on their Gadget pr0n (sic) show. Despite the American focus(!), the presenters seemed to get the hang of the N82's strengths - well worth a watch. (via Lonely Bob)
OxyCube debuts
Oxygen Software have been plugging away at their Phone Manager product for years, and they've just announced a major revamp, rebrand and relaunch. OxyCube is released yesterday and is compatible with a wide range of handsets and provides syncing and file browsing functions. (via SymbianOne)
6120 Classic gets an update
Apparently there's a new firmware update out for Nokia 6120 Classic owners, taking you to v4.21, reports Ricky. There's UDP too, so you shouldn't have to worry about backups and restores. Better to back up just in case though?
Brief video tour of the upcoming Sony Ericsson G900
Now this is interesting. Here's a video tour of the upcoming UIQ 3-powered Sony Ericsson G900 (below the break). Watch it. Then watch it again a few more times, there's a lot to take in that I for one haven't seen before on UIQ 3. And all very iPhone-esque - which I guess is a compliment, looks like S-E and UIQ have been burning the midnight oil - now we just want to see the hardware out in the real world.
The Noisiest S60 game EVER
S60.com are giving away just about the noisest game EVER - Breaker. You'll see when you run it. It's microphone-powered and you're not advised to play it where you might annoy others! (Via the official S60.com Miami meet page)
The N95 at the BBC
Darren Waters, of the BBC no less, has been using the Nokia N95 exclusively for blogging and videoblogging, as we've mentioned before. In this post, he summarises his experiences, good and bad. Suffice it to say that the N95's staying in his kit bag, but that he wishes there was an external microphone option. Wait.... there is - see below for video proof... [updated: video actually err.... works!]
Carnival 112
Short and sweet. Carnival of the Mobilists (no. 112) is hosted over at Taptology. Lunchtime reading. Sorted.
Big Location Tagger update
Nokia's in-beta Location Tagger just got a lot more intelligent, making sure that your photos don't get delayed while waiting for a GPS fix, enabling a 'show on map' function and fixing a 'nasty, battery-draining' bug. All the details are over at Nokia Beta Labs. There's also a hint as to a big firmware update for the N82 'soon'.
The N81 8GB in a Stock Clearance already?
I was interested to see (and apologies if this sounds like an Expansys advert) the Nokia N81 8GB in their stock clearance already, at £215 plus VAT. We know the N81 had some design flaws (and Nokia geek agrees), but to be sold off this early? Also noteworthy is that the E90's had a price cut, to a (slightly) more palatable £460 plus VAT. If you've seen any 'net bargains, do please comment!
Nokia and Cambridge University introduce Morph
Nokia in conjunction with Cambridge University today released details of Morph - a concept nanotechnology device. Concepts are, by their nature, somewhat speculative, but nonetheless Morph does offer an intruiging glimpse of possible future technologies. This includes the use of flexible materials allowing for bendable devices, self cleaning materials and greater use of integrated sensors.
Motorola finally release a Z8 firmware update
At last owners of Motorola's Z8 smartphone have something to be pleased about - in a long overdue move, Motorola have finally released a public firmware update for this phone. Details of the exact firmware version released are a little sketchy at the moment, as Motorola have quietly been shipping updated firmwares on new handsets for a while now, but head over to the Moto Smartphones website for the latest on this unfolding story.
